Image by Bobby Greiser.   Light winds were the order of the day down in Auckland New Zealand for the first matches of the Louis Vuitton Trophy where eight aspiring America's Cup teams are competing. You can watch video of each day's action from our friends at Sail.tv on Offshore Rules by clicking here Matches between Francesco Bruni's Italian Azzurra crew and Ben Ainslie's British Team Origin squad generally prove interest...

Image by t.Martinez. Despite the glitz and glamour ashore out in Dubai for the 2010 Puma Moth World Championship, the on the water conditions are proving less than perfect for Moth sailing. Light and flukey winds have prevailed for the first two days of racing, making it difficult at times for the sailors to get their boats airborne. Australian Moth technical guru Andrew McDougal appears to be revelling in the tricky breezes however and after four races he tops th...

Image by Guo Chuan/Green Dragon Racing/Volvo Ocean Race. Back at the end of 2008, I jumped at the opportunity to join UK sailing legend and double Olympic silver medallist, Ian Walker, aboard his Irish/Chinese sponsored Green Dragon Volvo Ocean Race entry, on a leg of the delivery trip following a raucous launch party in Dublin, down to the race start in Alicante. Understandably at that point, Walker was by his own admission, feeling the enormous strain of being a...